Chapter 227 Staying for a while

"Brother Bai, you still don't understand my brother. He won't refrain from fighting just because there are outsiders present. Even my mom can't stop him, boohoo!"

"Don't cry. What are you afraid of? I'm the one who trained you. If anyone's going to get a beating, it'll be me first."

"I'm scared..."

"Don't be afraid, An'an. If Jiang Chao really wants to beat you up, I will try to stop him. You have to go home sooner or later. You can't avoid what you have to face."

"Oh well!"

The three people and three cats walked home at a snail's pace. Going out for dinner was definitely canceled. When they got home, Aunt Wu was making dumplings, and Jiang Chao and Bai Jie were also busy in the kitchen.

"Hey, Ah Ye's here. Don't leave for lunch. We'll have dumplings at home, pork and shepherd's purse filling. They're big, delicious, and filling."

"Shepherd's purse, is there still tender shepherd's purse at this time of year?"

"Yes, you can occasionally find them. I heard they're dug up from the valley, where the terrain is low and the temperature is low, so the shepherd's purse comes out late," Aunt Wu replied while rolling out dumpling wrappers.

"Jiang An, what happened to you?"

Jiang Chao, who was making dumplings, looked up and glanced around. By sheer coincidence, his gaze met Jiang An's... white collar, no, now it should be called gray collar.

"What? What happened?" the boy asked timidly.

"Did you roll around in the mud? Or did you go to the new villa to be a mop?"

It has to be said that Jiang Chao knows his younger brother very well and guessed the truth pretty accurately.

"Brother, I know I was wrong, please don't... hit me!"

“Jiang Chao, I saw it immediately and pulled him up. It’s all Xiao Hei, Xiao Bai and Xiao Hua’s fault. The three cats were too noisy, so Jiang An teased them like that.”

Meow meow meow! Meow meow meow!

Although the three cats couldn't understand the girl shifting the blame, they heard her calling their names and immediately meowed in response.

"Heh, so... it's the cat's fault?"

"I'm sorry, I'm the eldest of the three, and I didn't keep a close eye on Jiang An. It's all my fault. Uncle, Brother Jiang Chao, if you want to punish someone, punish me!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's perfectly normal for kids to be playful. Nobody will punish them. An'an, go back inside and change into some clean clothes, then come downstairs to eat dumplings."

At first, Jiang An stood still, but after seeing his older brother nod and continue making dumplings, he happily ran upstairs.

The girl nudged Bai Ye's arm and whispered, "So that's what you were planning. Clever!"

Bai Jie, Aunt Wu's new husband, is her stepfather by seniority, but their relationship is not close. Considering all factors, Jiang Chao cannot directly refute him when he speaks, so... he is the best tool to save Jiang An.

"Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly; it's not exactly a sign of intelligence!" Bai Ye replied with a smile.

"Uncle, let me help too!"

"You've been waited on hand and foot since you were little, how would you know these things!"

"Uncle, are you looking down on me? Xiaxia taught me how to make dumplings!"

As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen. After washing his hands, he grabbed a pair of chopsticks and sat down as if they were old friends. I must say, the crescent-shaped dumplings he made were quite fitting into this big family.

The three people were busy enough in the kitchen. Yunxia called the three cats over, led them upstairs, wiped the dust off their fur with pet wipes, and then dried them with a hairdryer.

Before long, the three cats were radiant, their fur soft and shiny. After sniffing each other, they began to lick each other's fur.

Just then, a voice called for dinner came from downstairs. Yunxia, ​​whose stomach was growling with hunger, quickly led the three cats downstairs, washed their hands, and went straight to the table to eat dumplings.

"Oh, pork and shepherd's purse filling, my favorite."

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener, and Bai Ye silently noted down the girl's preference.

"Hehe, there's no dish in the world that you don't like to eat. You even eat the fishy-smelling houttuynia cordata with great gusto."

After saying that, he gave Bai Ye a meaningful look!

"Hey, this is clearly a very famous delicacy, how come it tastes fishy and smelly to you?"

"hehe!"

"Different strokes for different folks. For example, your Aunt Wu and I, I love durian, but she can't even stand the smell of it. It's the same principle."

"Tell me, did you cheat on me? I was wondering why, a few nights I went straight to the bathroom as soon as I got home, and my clothes always smelled bad. It made me think you..."

My stomach hurts, and I pooped my pants!

"I couldn't resist my craving, hehe, come on, have a clove of garlic!"

Seeing their subtle little interaction, Yunxia felt a bit embarrassed and quickly peeled three cloves of garlic, distributing them to the three people present.

After finishing their dumplings, the group chatted for a long time. As it got dark, Xiaohua fell asleep on the sofa, but the other person showed no sign of getting up to leave.

Jiang Chao relentlessly bombarded him with death stares, but he pretended to be nonchalant, chatting and laughing with Bai Jie and Yun Xia. Even Jiang An, to avoid being beaten up at noon, temporarily switched sides, calling Bai Jie "Brother Bai" this and "Brother Bai" that, which infuriated his own brother.

Yun Xia suddenly turned her head and met Jiang Chao's gloomy gaze.

Ugh, why does he look so grumpy?

"Jiang Chao, I want to eat an apple, can you peel one for me? Hehe!"

"Heh, don't you have hands?"

Hey, judging from that tone, he's clearly furious!

"Xiaxia, let me do it. Peeling an apple is a skill."

As he spoke, he took an apple and a fruit knife from the kitchen, his movements so elegant, fully displaying his cool and refined profile to the girl.

Soon, the off-white apple flesh was cut into small pieces and placed on a small plate, with bamboo skewers thoughtfully inserted on top. The girl smiled and took it, "Oh, it's so sweet. It feels so good to eat it ready-made."

“Ah Ye, your older brother is away from home most of the year. It’s just you and Uncle Zhang in the house. Why don’t you stay here tonight? I have plenty of rooms, and the bedding was just washed a few days ago. It’s very clean.”

“Okay, the nanny has to take leave and go home for the next few days. She’s tired of eating boiled noodles every day, so she’ll stay at my uncle’s house for a few days.”

He's so arrogant and overbearing. Bai Jie was just being polite and offered him a place to stay for one night, but he went and said he'd stay for several days.

Yunxia seemed to realize something was wrong. She turned her head and looked at him suspiciously for a long time, thinking to herself that he seemed to have become a little thick-skinned after not seeing him for a few days, and... wasn't the shoe factory busy?

Regardless, Bai Ye and his little tabby cat stayed at this house temporarily. That evening, Yun Xia, who had just dried her hair and was about to fold little stars, suddenly heard a knock on the door and quickly got up to open it.

"Bai Ye, is something wrong that's keeping you up so late at night?"

"Oh, there's a patch of night-blooming cereus in the backyard. I saw buds a few days ago, so they should bloom tonight. Shall we go take a look?"

Seeing that the girl remained silent, staring at him with a questioning look, he coughed a few times, feigning difficulty: "An'an is asleep, and I can't disturb her, so Jiang Chao... sigh, never mind. There are many miscellaneous trees in the backyard, and even when the moon is bright and the stars are few, only a little moonlight can seep in through the gaps in the leaves. Going there alone is really a bit..."